Not Perfect

· categorized in Miscellaneous,

You may have heard this story. It is of some people group of long ago with intricate and beautiful handwork. It was said that they purposefully left a flaw in each work of their hands in acknowledgement that they were not gods. I don’t think I’ve ever once had to do it on purpose, but …

Crocheted Chrysanthymum

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

It is Spring and I can’t wait to get a garden going. But for now, all my flowers are crocheted. I gave some to my bookworm daughter and she has been loving them. They also made great Christmas presents for some lovely ladies I know. Now I’m putting the bookmarks in my store as new products so …

My Kitchen

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When we first saw what is now our house, the kitchen was not inspiring. In fact it alone was enough to make me strongly dislike this house. But there are a lot of other things this house has going for it so I tried hard to imagine what it could be. It would be a low …

The Art of Freedom

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My actual garden has been very finicky this year and so I may blame that in part for all of the crocheted flowers I’ve been making. Since I found a fun purpose for them I kinda went crazy. A week from today, there is a fundraiser event called The Art of Freedom in Sacramento and …

Crochet Rose Bookmarks

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

Didn’t you always want to save your page with a rose? And not come back later to find it wilted? Check out my store link to purchase crocheted rose bookmarks. They make great gifts too for the book-loving girl or woman. Or check out the free pattern below to make your own roses. I just chain …